Fold into thirds. (This takes a little bit of fiddling to get things to line up. I used a Clover Wonder Clip to keep things secure.)

Cut off extra.

Create your snowflake. I used my favorite paper one as a rough template.

Unfold the magic.

Behold - snow! Since I was cutting through so many layers, it was hard to get a smooth cut while everything was folded together. Once the rough cuts were there, it was very easy to partially unfold and trim things more neatly.

Iron onto backing fabric. All those folds you created disappear easily under the heat of the iron.

Quilt. I made mine into a hot pad by using a layer of Insul-Bright batting along with a layer of batting. (The shinny metal layer is faces up when you make that quilts sandwich.)

Fun and fast to make. We typically get a little bit of snow here in central NC at some point during the winter. Until then, my snowflake hot pad will have to do!

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I will be linking this tutorial up at Quilt Shop Gals' Night Before Christmas party.

We have no snow here either, which is very unusual. I like it! I'll be happy if we get a green Christmas - I'm not fond of that heavy wet cold white stuff because we tend to get a LOT of it :D I do like snow decorations though - they're fun inside, as long as the real stuff stays OUTside, lol!

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I've been a quilter for over 30 years although my hobby became an obsession about 15 years ago! I recently started designing my own patterns for sale on Craftsy under my Elm Street Quilts name.
I've 3 kids - the youngest is 18 - and live with my husband of 30+ years in central North Carolina.